Meaning of discover in English
I was stuck in those rooms for hours and hours, refusing to leave because there was so much more left to discover.
When they didn't return after two hours, the taxi driver opened the trunk and discovered a bloody suitcase, police said.
With 8ish months to go, who knows what we'll discover before the opening.
Now she was discovering a new story to tell.
Then her father returned and discovered the two notes littered with misspellings.
Review your past year to discover what worked and what didn't work in order to find the lessons you need to learn.
But in recent years, wind has been "discovered" as a major supply of fuel for producing electricity.
Buying something she treasured and keeping it for that value meant her purchases were more about discovering something valuable in her life.
We discovered that the game is a little flaky in network play.
But, one day, you'll discover for yourself that all the pretending in the world won't keep you from going to the grave.
Officials said a total of 88 bodies have been recovered since the mass graves were discovered last week.
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Translations of discover
in Chinese (Traditional)
（尤指首次）發現，找到, 發現並培養（人才）…
in Chinese (Simplified)
（尤指首次）发现，找到, 发现并培养（人才）…
in Spanish
descubrir, encontrar, darse cuenta…
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माहिती, जागा किंवा वस्तू शोधण्यासाठी विशेषत: प्रथमच…
～を発見する, 発見（はっけん）する, 分（わ）かる…
keşfetmek, bulmak, ortaya çıkarmak…
découvrir, se rendre compte…
ontdekken, te weten komen…
தகவல், ஒரு இடம் அல்லது ஒரு பொருளைக் கண்டுபிடிக்க, குறிப்பாக முதல் முறையாக…
(पहली बार किसी जानकारी, स्थान या चीज़ का) पता लगाना…
opdage, finde ud af…
upptäcka, komma underfund med, finna ut…
menemui, mengetahui…
entdecken, ausfindig machen, herausfinden…
finne, oppdage, finne ut (av)…
دریافت کرنا, تلاش کرنا, ڈھونڈ نکالنا…
відкривати, довідуватися, виявляти…
находить, обнаруживать, открывать…
కనుగొనడం, సమాచారం, స్థలం లేదా వస్తువును కనుగొనడం…
objevit, zjistit…
menemukan, menyelidiki…
พบโดยบังเอิญ, ค้นหา…
khám phá, tìm ra…
odkrywać, dowiedzieć się…
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- co-discover
- discover something to your cost , at learn something to your cost phrase
- discover something to your cost , at learn something to your cost
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